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		<title>Yasuhito Endō Wins Asian Player of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/yasuhito-endo-wins-asian-player-of-the-year.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Player of the Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bunyodkor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gamba Osaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sergey Djeparov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uzbekistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yashuhit Endo]]></category>

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Quick: name the last three Asian Player of the Year winners. 
You can&#8217;t, can you? One maybe? I managed last year&#8217;s winner Djeparov, but my spelling was suspect and I only knew the name because of his ridiculous mullet-cum-bangs. The last three is merely an exercise in futility. And disinterest.

Endo is obviously not quite as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Did Nawaf Al-Abid Score the Fastest Goal in Football?</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/did-nawaf-al-abid-score-the-fastest-goal-in-football.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>

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The above strike from Al-Hilal midfielder Nawaf Al-Abid (or Alabed, you choose) is said to be the fastest goal in world football. It came just two seconds into Al-Hilal&#8217;s Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup (a U-23 tournament) game vs Al- Shoulain in Saudi Arabia this weekend.
No doubting the fact that this goal was quick. Very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Telling A Player To Dive Is Not A Smart Idea, It Turns Out.</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/telling-a-player-to-dive-is-not-a-smart-idea-it-turns-out.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/telling-a-player-to-dive-is-not-a-smart-idea-it-turns-out.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Segio Escudero]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Urawa Red Diamonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Volker Finke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whilst Australia is cracking down on diving, their Asian brethren Japan are reeling from a slightly stupid &#8211; or tremendously stupid, your choice &#8211; remark by Urawa Red Diamonds gaffer Volker Finke (who is not, in fact, Japanese) which derided a player for not going down in the box. This has, predictably, resulted in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Goal of 2009.</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-goal-of-2009.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Avispa Fukuoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consadole Sapporo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Beckham]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Espanyol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kazumasa Uesato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roger Garcia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Villarreal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xabi Alonso]]></category>

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This is, plain and simple, one of the best goals you will ever see. Not that every own-half goal isn&#8217;t brilliant, it&#8217;s just the pace, accuracy and trajectory with which this ball left from the boot of Kazumasa Uesato is beyond perfect. Floating with such harmless intent until landing casually in the goal, almost as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Sets The New Standard For Discipline</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/china-sets-the-new-standard-for-discipline.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/china-sets-the-new-standard-for-discipline.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chelsea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tianjin]]></category>

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You may recall that referee rundown which took place in China over the week (see above for a refresher). It was actually a youth-type game, rather than a Super League game, as no one was reporting at the time, so it&#8217;s not as bad for the dwindling image of the sport in China &#8211; but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Chinese Tom Henning Øvrebø (That&#8217;s Ballack&#8217;s Buddy From Chelsea v Barca)</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-chinese-tom-henning-%c3%b8vreb%c3%b8-thats-ballacks-buddy-from-chelsea-v-barca.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-chinese-tom-henning-%c3%b8vreb%c3%b8-thats-ballacks-buddy-from-chelsea-v-barca.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barcelona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chelsea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinese Super League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[referee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Richard Scudamore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tianjin Teda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Henning Øvrebø]]></category>

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Just yesterday Richard Scudamore, head of the Prem, sat himself in front of a bevy of reporters, not at all influenced by the fact that he was on a block-building mission in Beijing, and touted the Chinese Super League as the new blossoming world power &#8211; the one which may come to rival Europe&#8217;s heavyweights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Howler Files: The Gods Are Cruel.</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/howler-files-the-gods-are-cruel.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/howler-files-the-gods-are-cruel.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gamba Osaka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hiroki Iikura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yokohama Marinos]]></category>

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We&#8217;ve seen this so often. Goalkeeper does the &#8220;smart&#8221; thing by aiming to prevent conceding a corner kick and in the process wind up conceding something so much worse. In this case, Yokohama Marinos keeper Hiroki Iikura is especially generous, ushering in Gamba Osaka&#8217;s goal with a free ball and the appropriate arm motion. Hashimoto [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And We All Fall Down</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/and-we-all-fall-down.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/and-we-all-fall-down.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 19:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Champions League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Coast Mariners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tianjin Teda]]></category>

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Dirty Tackle beat us to this by about three days, but it&#8217;s too good not to post. It&#8217;s from the May 19th Asian Champions League game between China&#8217;s Tianjin Teda and Australia&#8217;s Central Coast Mariners. Very nice PDF match report here (maybe the future really is Asia?)
Tianjin are 1-0 up and CCM have a corner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhaichung Bhutia Sparks Club vs Dancing Show Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/bhaichung-bhutia-sparks-club-vs-dancing-show-debate.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/bhaichung-bhutia-sparks-club-vs-dancing-show-debate.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhaichung Bhutia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dancing with the stars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mohun Bagan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strictly Come Dancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Soccer]]></category>

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Step aside club vs country. The new argument is club vs celebrity dancing show.
India&#8217;s most famous footballer Bhaichung Bhutia has fallen out with his I-League club Mohun Bagan over his appearances on celebrity dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (think Strictly Come Dancing/Dancing With the Stars).
The 32 year old Bhutia (who&#8217;s also national team captain) received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Name to Remember: Lee Keun-Ho</title>
		<link>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/a-name-to-remember-lee-keun-ho.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.theoffside.com/asia/a-name-to-remember-lee-keun-ho.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daryl</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a name to remember]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J-League]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jubilo Iwata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lee Keun-Ho]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Korea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Soccer]]></category>

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Take a look at this J-League goal from Jubilo Iwata&#8217;s South Korean attacker Lee Keun-Ho. Dribbling along the touchline Lee goes around the keeper and then back inside before slotting it home to make it six goals in six games for the 24 year old since he traded K-League for J-League.

Lee is part of an [...]]]></description>
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